Arthritis Bracelets: Wearing The Cure

If you have been diagnosed with arthritis, then your doctor might have recommended you that you take a good deal of medications, which might consist of anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics, to help relieve your pain; as well as some specific medicines that are tailored to meet the needs of your particular case of arthritis.

You might have also been offered arthritis bracelets by your friends or colleagues, or you might have heard about such bracelets and how they supposedly help treat arthritis.

How effective are such bracelets, and what is the basis of their supposed effectiveness? There are two main kinds of arthritis bracelets: copper and magnet-based bracelets, each with their own properties.

Healing Arthritis – or Anything Else – with Copper Bracelets?

According to advocates of copper-based healing methods, the metal and element can allow the skin to regenerate, making copper a supposed essential component of anyone’s beauty regimen. Ancient civilizations were quite enamored with the potential of copper as a healing agent: the Egyptians once sterilized their drinking water with copper, or applied copper to wounds before working on them. The doctors of the Roman Empire documented the many uses of copper as a healing agent for different diseases.

Copper was used as medicine in many different civilizations: the Aztecs used it to treat sore throats, the Persians used it to treat eye infections, and the peoples of ancient India applied copper to boils. Copper also has antimicrobial properties, a fact that can be proven by placing copper coins in bacterial cultures: bacteria are naturally repelled by sterilized copper coins.

In the modern era, copper has not lost its charm for the medical community. For instance, hospital beds have some degree of copper oxide, which can help control microbial populations that might infect patients while they are undergoing treatment. Copper-impregnated fabrics are marketed as antimicrobial cloth, and have been found to repel foul odors; they are now found in socks, underwear, uniforms, hospital gauze, healthcare fabrics, military fabrics, and even cosmetics.

How can copper heal arthritis? There is no scientific study that links wearing copper bracelets to ease arthritis symptoms; if anything, wearing a bracelet might confer a placebo effect that might help arthritic patients feel better...